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| cargo |
the goods carried by a ship, airplane, or other vehicle; freight. |
| collect on delivery |
a method of ordering or shipping goods in which payment is made, usu. in cash, when the goods are delivered; c.o.d. [1/2 definitions] |
| export |
of or pertaining to the sending or transporting abroad of goods for sale or trade, or to the goods that are or can be sent abroad. [1/5 definitions] |
| flay |
to take all the goods of; plunder. [1/3 definitions] |
| GNP |
abbreviation of "gross national product," the total market or monetary value of all the goods and services that a nation produces, usu. in one year. |
| gross national product |
the total market or monetary value of all the goods and services that a nation produces, usu. in one year. |
| haberdashery |
the goods sold in such a shop. [1/2 definitions] |
| layaway |
a system of payment in which a deposit is made to reserve desired goods, the goods are then paid for over time in installments, and the goods are received by the customer when they are paid for in full. [1/2 definitions] |
| on consignment |
of goods, sent to a selling agent, with payment to be made after the goods are sold. |
| patron |
a person who buys the goods or services of a business establishment, esp. a regular customer or client of a shop, hotel, restaurant, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| petty larceny |
theft in which the value of the goods stolen does not exceed a relatively low amount determined by law. (Cf. grand larceny.) |
| shill |
an accomplice of a swindler or vendor, who feigns an enthusiastic interest in the goods or deal being offered in order to convince unsuspecting customers to buy or enter into the deal. [1/4 definitions] |
| subcontract |
a contract to supply a part of the goods or services necessary to carry out a prior contract made by another agent, as in building, manufacturing, and other industries. [1/2 definitions] |
| traveling salesman |
a sales representative who visits customers in an assigned territory to sell or solicit orders for the goods or services of a particular business firm. |
| waybill |
a document that accompanies the goods it lists and that includes shipping instructions. |
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